The best restaurants Brésil Nordeste

For over 15 years, under the direction of Chef Micky, the Recanto do Sossego has been a fine Porto Seguro restaurant, also known as the "Barraca de praia Recanto do Sossego", with an Italian-Brazilian inspiration. You can eat on the beach or on the restaurant's pleasant veranda. Recanto do Sossego offers varied, high-quality international cuisine right on the seafront, on the superb Coroa Vermelha beach. Seafood spaghetti, badejo (fish) with maracujà sauce, sea salad, pizzas... A must-try.

Club do Balanço is the café-restaurant of the eponymous pousada. Established since 1993 on the second beach (Segunda Praia), this establishment has built a solid reputation in a place that does not lack competition. Inspired by capixaba (from the neighboring state of Espirito Santo), the menu also offers the "classics" of Bahian cuisine such as bobó de camarão and moqueça. You can eat inside or directly on the beach. The menu is diversified, local seafood, fish, but also pasta and sandwiches for the small hunger.

Mangai is a restaurant not to be missed where you can taste the typical sertaneja food of the Nordeste in a very local and lively atmosphere. There are more than 200 options of dishes to choose from at Mangai. At the lunch buffet and a la carte, there are about 70 regional recipes, with suggestions such as baião de dois, carne de sol with cheese, butter shrimp and fried manioc. For dinner, Mangai offers excellent a la carte dishes, such as the traditional Carne de sol. Tasty fruit juices to try as well.

Pelourinho is full of great places to eat. The Maria Mata Mouro restaurant is a place to discover, an oasis in a busy city center. This restaurant, located in the heart of the Pelourinho, enjoys an excellent reputation that is well deserved. With its inventive, traditional cuisine and mouth-watering dessert cart, it offers a very pleasant setting (in an old building, tastefully decorated and with a pretty little patio ideal for marriage proposals). An excellent address for gourmets, who will be welcomed by multilingual staff. Live music in the evening.

You can't go to Salvador without tasting its acarajés, one of the most emblematic specialties. The "Cira" offers one of the most traditional and famous acarajés of the city. The Bahian Cira has almost 50 years of experience in the preparation of local delicacies. Today, a team of 35 people help her prepare the 5,000 acarajés sold each month. Given the success, her daughter and granddaughter have opened other kiosks, one in Rio Vermelho, undoubtedly the best known, with its queue at weekends, and the other in Lauro Freitas.

Lovers of good sushi will find something here to satisfy the most demanding and delicate palates. A lot of fish and a creative cuisine in this restaurant which is among the best in Pipa. It is a European and Asian fusion revisited with a Brazilian touch. The menu is certainly simple, but the dishes offered are varied and especially the technique of sushi is superbly mastered. The tuna dishes (with sesame or mango chutney) are very popular with the customers... Responsive and professional service, a bit of a wait at the entrance some evenings.

In one of the cobbled streets of Canoa Quebrada and in a friendly and rustic atmosphere, the restaurant Cabana is a nice discovery. Many tourists avoid the restaurants located on the "Broadway" of the old fishing village. The Cabana will certainly reassure visitors. The food is varied and the dishes very generous. Fish, seafood and meat are all on the menu. Excellent shrimp curry. The restaurant is one of the few restaurants open at noon every weekend and in the summer. Very good welcome from the staff.

One could almost compare the Pimenta Verde restaurant to a city straw hut. Chilli pepper is the chef's favourite ingredient in this small restaurant where the welcome is attentive. However, don't worry, some dishes don't contain it. There are of course many options for vegetarians. The cuisine is quite varied. Relaxed atmosphere, nice decoration and low prices. For those who want to treat themselves, discovering the lobster cooked by the chef is a pleasure, at a very low price compared to the additions in France...

Jericoacoara is no exception. An Italian table and travelers will be delighted. Roma Restaurante & Pizzaria is Jericoacoara's Italian address. The large pizzas are very well made and would satisfy Neapolitans (they're gigantic). The pastas (try the seafood ones) and other traditional Italian dishes are not to be outdone. They are successful and tasty, for fairly reasonable prices. Takeaway option.

Opened in June 2018 in the historic center, Iza Morena Bistrô is run by the friendly Iza, a local figure well known to the inhabitants of the old center. Here, you can eat a variety of typical Maranhão cuisine, by the kilo at lunchtime (the dishes on offer vary daily). In the evenings, you can sample dishes from the à la carte menu, while sipping a super caipirinha, the secret of which is in the owner's hands. Grilled fish and shrimp, picanha, carne de sol and moqueça are all on the menu, accompanied by skilfully prepared local vegetables. Fair prices and a popular atmosphere.

In this restaurant set in a cool little vegetable garden, a little away from the centre (No quintal literally translates as "in the garden"), one comes for the country atmosphere, with its friendly red and white napkins, and for the quality of the products. The decoration is elegant for this charming table. The service could not be friendlier and the cuisine is traditional, successful and beautifully presented. We recommend, among others, the lobster and the pineapple juice with ginger and capim santo (local herb). To know absolutely.

For many Soteropolitanos and tourists used to the "Black Rome", this grill is the best churrascaria in Salvador. As in many churrascarias, you'll enjoy the rodízio, a round of 24 different kinds of meat served as much as you like by twirling waiters in a well-regulated ballet, but also the rich buffet of salads, seafood and hot dishes, which offers around 80 options as well as quality sushi. The waiters pass through the dining room, serving quality meat at every turn if you wish.

Wanchako is a Peruvian restaurant run by the Bert family since 1994. The decor, like the cuisine, is simple and tasteful. The cuisine of the house is a national reference and surprises with its delicate, refined flavors. Try the fish, lobster or seafood ceviches offered à la carte. Fresh fish and seafood from the sea dominate the menu, but you'll also find meat dishes such as sautéed lomo and Peruvian duck. A must-visit address in Maceió.

Do you walk into a Candomblé temple or a restaurant? You are at Carmem Virgínia's, a true celebrity in the neighborhood as well as an inspired chef, she has converted this house into a Brazilian soul food restaurant. Coming to Carmem's is both a pleasant dining experience and a quasi-mystical one: you taste homemade African-inspired preparations, with ingredients chosen and cooked with love, such asacarajé, vatapá or moqueca, to be accompanied by coconut water. An unusual and restorative stopover.

In the pleasant Carmo district, in the heart of Salvador's historic center, artist Paulo Vaz has opened his studio as a meeting place for his friends. It's like stepping into an old-fashioned café, with an instant feeling of conviviality. The view of the bay from the terrace is magical. The smell of coffee wafts through the place. The menu offers light dishes: salads, sandwiches, quiches, pasta, soups... and plenty of coffees, teas and homemade juices. Friendly cats sleep on the chairs. A good sign!

Le Pelô Bistrô is a very good restaurant serving Brazilian and North-Eastern specialties, inspired by French gastronomy. It also offers international fusion dishes. Set in the flower-filled backyard of the charming Casa do Amarelindo hotel, the service is as good as it gets. In addition to pasta and salad dishes, and traditional Brazilian fare such as the classic moqueca de camarao or bobo de camarao, the menu is refined and regularly renewed. Gourmet" menu for 2 people.

The SENAC is a veritable institution in many places in Brazil, where chefs have gained international fame. Like the one in Salvador de Bahia, the SENAC in Sao Luis is housed in a place worthy of its reputation. In a beautiful colonial house, the restaurant of the hotel school: a zealous welcome, a long buffet of specialities of the region, includingarroz de cuxae, the local dish made of rice, sesame and small shrimps. Afterwards, we'll have a drink on the first floor while listening to a good pianist.

One of the city's most interesting addresses is housed in an old colonial defense building with a majestic entrance. This is the Senac Hotel School, and service is provided by the students of this school, which is very important in Brazil, as it trains many cooks throughout the country. So you can enjoy succulent regional dishes. The large buffet is certainly the best option for tasting Bahian specialities, as it is made up of around 40 typical dishes and you can eat as much as you like. Live entertainment on certain evenings.

Café Gourmet is one of those little neighborhood restaurants that we love, still untouched by mass tourism. A small, attractively priced restaurant in the heart of Pelourinho, still authentic, which has unfortunately become quite rare! The menu is simple, but the dishes are good. The moqueca, typical of Salvador, is appetizing. Meat dishes (filet mignon, "carne do sol") are also well served and renowned for their value for money. During the day, you can come in for a coffee and relax in this typically Bahian atmosphere.

Casa de Pedra is an almost perfect address in Jeri. It is a "sorvetaria" (ice cream shop) but the options offered are in fact numerous and all worth a visit. In addition to delicious homemade ice creams, the house offers small dishes, tapiocas and sandwiches, always at low prices. French tourists will be surprised by the presentation of the crepes, which are open on the plate and not folded. Burger lovers will find excellent homemade sandwiches. The setting is also very pleasant and the service cordial.